New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
CHANCES AT MEN AND THINGS.
HINTS OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE, EXPERI-
ENCE AND CHARACTER.

In the Lincoln Safety Deposit COMPANY Office the
other day was SYDNEY r. Farchild, OF Cazenovia, IN
conversation with ex- Postmaster General lhornas H.
| James. who is at the head OF that institution Mr.
Fairchid is the father tho present Secretary OF te
Treasury 1t is not generally known that the Secretary
comes OF newspaper stock, but his father says that
the Secretary's grandfather, John T. Farchlld' was
an old newspaper man and contemporary OF ihuriow
Weed. Sydney T. Fairchild is man OF about sixty
eight or seventy years of age, With handsome,
undmmed black eye, hair as white rs snow and
gray musache. He looks not unlike the late iioratio
Seymour He was educated at the old nam iton
Academy, at Hamilton, New-York, and afterward
studied law aud became Il leading member OF the oar
ot Central NewYork Wnen the Utica and Syracuse
Railroad Company was formed which has since
become the Utica and Syracuse Division OF the New
York Central road, he went on horseback from Iuca
10 Syracuse to secure the right OF way. lie has been
| an attorney of the New-York Central ever since
| While he has been prominent IN poltcs, MI. fal-
child lever held off ee. He once for Congress IN
his d,srirt on the Democratic ticket, hut it
fororn hope it would hardly count rs activity 10
politics. He mas always been an advocate OF better
politics for the country. and created sensation
away back in 1852 by supporting Gerritt Smlth ior
Congress as against the Democratic candidate
The senior proprietor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Hiram Hitchcock, Is q trustee OF Dartmouth College
| IN New-Hampshire where he graduated. lie has
the sturdy New.Engand notion about the exercise OF
the franchise and although he has been in New
for nearly quarter o century he has retained LIS
at all important elections In minor elections nc nas
arranged pair with venerable friend who Is OH the
other side in politics.
On the first assembling of the Cabinet of President
Garfield il was suggested to Secretary WINDOW by
Secretary Blaine that whereas they had formerly made
their signatures in the abbreviated form OF WIN
Window and j. G.. Blaine it would be more appropri-
ate and suitable them to spell their names out IN
full, William Window and james g. Blaine. MIR.
Window a0Quesced in the suggestion, ma spoke the
other day about the result Of it. saying: "EVery
moraiuy When got into the OH at the Treasury
found awaiting my signature pile OF papers which
gradually grew and grew until il seemed TO me to DO
mountain high. signed William Window to every
thing Tor four or five weeks But gradually me mere
physical labor of signing became 80 great That was
Obliged from sheer exhaustion TO 20 oack TO the old
VIM. Window little later went still further and
signed merely w. Window lt made an immense
amount of difference in the physical labor that had
to perform when tor purposes OF Ireasnr!
Department work signed mere w. W., found that
three-tonrths OF my burdens were hited"
The uncertainties of travel somewhat illustrated
BY the fact that stqteroOms Tor Mr.. Baiucs ioreisn
trip have been engaged 1T three different times within
the last nIonth and a. often gwen up. The Etruria
and Umbria of the Cuuard Line we're selected at
different times, and the rooms were aitcrward given
up.
The ludicrous incidents of political conventions
often live long the work OF the convention itsel
is discussed. Isaac III. Bromley the well-known
Journalist, who is living in Boston, where be i
connected with the Pacific Railroad management, was
talking the other day about the Republican COny ycntion
OF 1860 which nominated Lincoln aud Hamiin, when
he recalled "A ridiculous sight on the platform which
caused the convention to 90 into conyulsons OF
laughter Upon the eectiol OF permanent CHI
man the temporary chirmin appointed Carl Schurz.
Of Missouri. aud Preston King. OF NewYOrk. 10 escort
the new officer TO the platform hr. SchdZ was more
erect in stature than now. and moro lankv, while King
was q short with nearly much glrth as height.
The contrast between the two couid scarcely nave
been greater, and as the one wadded aud ths other
staiked on the stage with the new presiding ohcer
between them it pct,ho that aroused the sense
OF iun OF every one who saw IT,
The drivers of borselesh on the Hlrlcm road have
been delighted recently at the appearance there oi
Russell Sage with span Of fast trotters. He
to be ndulGng IN the favorite pastme OF New
England which was HE early hcmc. There have
been few better judges of horsefesh in New-lork
than Mr. Sage from the days when hc was ire
quener of the cid Bulls Head Tavern to the present
t:mr and the span oyei which he holds the reins now
show set OF clean heels to most matched teams
the road
One of the wsgs of the day is x-Governor william
NJ Bum. OF Philadelphia. He is a newspaper man,
who was made Governor of Idaho by President
Arthur bat removed by President Cleveland saw
n dispatch from mm the other da, TO u friend which
he signed by the addition OF ~" TO his name. Said
the gentleman " ho received it: /" Bill Bum would
not miss being funny even at the expense OF Bunny
A document of more than ordinary interest is ii
possession of Pay Inspector Cunningham, OF the
United States Navy, but will soon pass into the
hands of Charles Stewart PANEL, the leader OF the
moyememt ior Irish liberty II is the commission
issued by Andrew jackson to Charles Stewart Post
Captain of the United States Navy. His commission
is entirely in writing, as were many Government
commissions prior 10 Buchanans AduinistratiOn.
After that time they were printed on parchment.
The Prosidens autograph s i'll letters over an inch in
length. When Mr. Psrnell was last in America he
ain nat Guuuingham ad
documeat and asked tor Its transfer TO himself as
great favor. The Inspector promised to send it TO him.
and went over 10 Washington during the week to
dig 1t out OF his papers Tor that purpose.
By the way, Parne mas several college classmates
in this country. One OF them IL III. B. Hammond,
president OF the indianapolis Decatur and Springfield
Railroad. Mr.. Hammond is resident OF New-i FORK
City and has OF the finest stock farms on Lake
Champlain located near the magnificent Iroperty OF
DR.. Webb. the son-n-aw OF the late William II.
Vanderbilt All Parnelrs old college associates speak
OF him with friendly admiration.
3 President a. c. Cheney, OF the Garfield National
Bank, is broad dgrthed, heavily built man. with
keen face, penetrating eyes and active movements He
wears small goatee OF sandy color the tip OF his
| cbin und looks more like Western OF a big
cattle rancho than a bank president. He belongs to
the Cheneys OF pshic, one OF the oldest and
most respected families in New w-England. lie IL q close
student OF national finance and is advocate OF cgs-
ation TO permit the national banks 10 the per
cent bonds ut 80 per cent OF their market value
basis for further issues OF National bank currency.
He said the other day that there ia no money to be
made by New-York National Banks through the issue
of currency at the presen time. "Tbe profit" said
he shown by the reports OF the Controller OF The
Treasury is less than one-half of per cest The
result OF this is easy by the reports OF the New
York banks. With an aggregate capital OF something
| like S45 O0O, ,O00 which would entits them TO an
| issue OF about $40, 100000 in currency. they have
| only about 100000 OF currency outstanding in
circulation, that is about oneitth OF the amount to
| which they are eutitled"
| Mr.. Piukcrton. who has made fortune as broker
in oil in Pttsburg. doubts whether the Interstate Com
merce law will have any material effect on the oil
interest. ~ have discovered, however" he said
that it is going to hit the farmers, who its